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0W tbe soft-bued llobt of 



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Wabes from out \\)g eastern si? 



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^)oucl;)inp eartb witb rosy finaers, 
ViTilciinp shadows ere tbey fly,, 

(if ill tbe beavens in tbeir niory 
^b'ne resplendent far and wide, 

Wbile tbe eartb witb arms uplifted 
Welcomes in tbe 6bristmas-tide 



\'\QBE,D m beauty for its coming: 

ololbed in winters ^arb of snow, 
Prom i\)e mountain's crest of verdure 

(^o t^e wooded slope below, 
Decb^ed witb crystal jewels sparblmp, 

Ws i\)e sun reflects t^eir lig^t, 
iKirrowed in a tbousand fancies 
Krom tl^e waters, calm and bri 



JR0ZEN drops of wot 



er qlisien 



Prom \\)Q brancbes of tbe t 



rees, 



IP voices 



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Qil^e sweet fairy bells t^ei 

Wob^e witb every passinci breeze. 

Oomes a sound of merry louabter 
Prom some Bifin band at play, 

Ws witb airy footsteps fallina 

^)broupb tbe ^ien tbey gayly stray, 




ATURE § sweetesi" music lin 



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Jn eacb sound and echoes clear, 
Mipb above ibe tree-tops wafted 

'4)brouc)b tbe forest far and near 
obnstmas joy and Sbristmas aladn 

Pill tbe air witb soft refrains, 
While tbe peace of olden story 

ZJ\'er all m blessina reicins. 



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